I haven't played the game for a while, so, I might've been seeing things. I thought things were a little bit more shinier than before though...but then everything is so dark that it's hard to tell in the first place anyways.

yeah, still great game....at least this will be an excuse to run through the game again to see if things are different....

this came out a few wks ago, so maybe everyone knows....but it adds shader 2.0 support for ati cards, which makes things look different.

and I also noticed something interesting, under the audio options in the game, there's a checkbox for native languages. Instead of the NPC's conversations being in English, you hear them saying it in their native language for whatever country you're in. Although there's no option for english subtitles, I think that's really cool.

rented this and played a few hours. good game with a lot of rough edges. the possession stuff is really cool and fun, figuring out how to get to the next area is what makes the game.

I love when you possess a creature...if you ever wonder what it's like for a rat to move through a small crawlspace, this game is for you.

graphics range from ok to really good so far, sounds arep[retty good. AI is terrible, but I'm thinking they did that to make up for the clumsy controls.

boss fights are pretty unique so far, but I really wish they put less emphasis on the shooting aspects or even get rid of it, and have it so you use your possession abilities to clear a room (maybe something where you scare the people so they start shooting each other)

anyone else see the 2 bundles scheme as a genius cash grab move by microsoft?

sure, for those who will be buying this for ourselves, you'll pick up the 399 package with more goodies, but what about everyone else?

let's say you asked for this as a bday / xmas gift, and one of your relatives, who don't know the first thing about video games, goes shopping for an xbox 360. are they going to spend 299 or 399 for a GIFT? of course they are gonna buy the cheaper bundle.

so now you are burdened with the need to purchase a HD, memory card, etc, which means more money for microsoft

gamecube games are hard to copy because they aren't the normal dvd/cd (duh), and the technology isn't readily available (and isn't it proprietary?) for anyone to really invest in it. besides, gamecube isn't that popular enough to warrant anyone to bother anyways

I don't think you can really end piracy, because it's easy to do, it's free, and people have this who am I harming attitude.

but two possible ways of reducing the amount of piracy that I can see are either by implementing anti-piracy software or crazy activation policies, or offer free goodies to people who actually buy the game.

when you run out of lives, you will have the option of starting that level again from the beginning. If you lose all the lives fighting a boss, I *THINK* you get to restart at the boss fight (can't remember exactly)

the good thing is that you get to keep all the viewtiful points you've collected up to that point, and you're given 3 lives again.

if i remember correctly, Cloudman is still on disc 1? The end of disc 1 anyways, the next mission after that is the longest to me anyways, but afterwards, it goes by pretty quick. There are 7 missions in total

I loved how Michael tried to sabotage Ralph by forgetting to put in the main ingredient in a dish, and Ralph still let the dish through w/o making sure.

I watched kitchen nightmares too when it was on the food channel, and I still remember this one episode where Ramsey didn't think too highly of this one guy who was the 'executive' chef. When I saw that one of the contestant on Hell's Kitchen was also an executive chef, I thought he wouldn't make it very far.

i'll echo what's been said over there. the game seems cool enough, but the demo was just too short for me to really see what consequences my actions will have. that whole aspect seems very superficial to me at this point.

the camera is a little bit awkward on the pc, it would be perfect if the camera locked behind the character as he moved

but the atmosphere and the mood is really cool, hopefully it'll get good reviews once it comes out

was at the best buy on the weekend, and actually noticed a sales rep explaining to a parent what the ratings on the box meant. i think she wanted to pick up battlefield 2 for her well under 13 yr old kids. she decided not to.

if it makes some parents become aware of the content in games and be just a little bit more involved with their kids and their videogames, then i guess there's some good to be had out of all of this

i've gotten the counter to work a few times...you really need to have very good timing....just before an enemy attacks you, you should see this white lightning bolt flash on the screen....i've found that if you press the counter button just before that flash, it'll work sometimes....

I doubt whatever the motives of rockstar were, they didn't expect this issue to blow over and play out the way it is now.

sure, they either wanted to include simulated sex in the game as a feature, but for whatever reason, decided against it. knowing the content though, they should have had removed it completely, instead of having someone discover it.

I think though, if another less well known game was found to have an unfinished hidden sex game in it, we wouldn't be hearing as big of a fuss about this.

so, in the end, blame the politicians for trying to make this their personal crusade in order to win over votes :lol:

bring up the clip of Rev Lovejoy's wife shouting "Would someone think of the children!!!!"

somewhere in the penny arcade forums is a link to a mp3 of the gatekeeper theme....definitely catchy....i'll try to hunt it down when i get the chance.

the gameplay is certainly there, just not current with any other game, but enough to keep you wanting to go through the story. And it definitely becomes minimal in the last few missions where everything starts to really go weird.

i haven't had the chance to read through any of the other threads bout the story, 40 pages, that's another game in itself...i'll put the ending in that part of my brain where i've stored MGS's ending.

but having played killer7, i found it hard to swtich back to something like re4. Why doesn't LEon move when I press A????

camera control isnt the greatest.....but i liked that oil her up option

i don't know if it's in the final game or not, but a 'game' of this type screams out for a create your own stripper(erotic dancer) option, like in those wrestling games....imagine the possibilities..... :wink:

im still trying to wrap my head around the whole story, and it ain't working. i had theories of what was going on as i worked through the game, and the game completely threw those out the window.

but...yeah....definitely worth the headache i have right now....lots of really funny moments intertwined with some freaky what the hell is going on stuff thrown in...that PA entry bout the game is a pretty accurate description

oh, for the shooter parts, when you fully upgrade a character, you are powerful enough to kick to snot out of everything, and you get a lock on special that locks on to an enemie's weakpoint, makes the later levels really easy.

we are going to be holding a gaming night at school in a week or so, and i've volunteered to bring in my gamecube. most of the games i own are either single or two player games, and so i'll be renting party games.

the choices i'm thinking so far are mario kart, mario tennis, and warioware, since the controls and game mechanics are simple to pick up.

any other games anyone can suggest that might be fun?

the target audience is going to be beginner to advanced gamers, who don't have any experience with a gamecube.